How To Cook Dried Lentils

Varieties range in colors from red and yellow to black. They are one of the earliest domesticated crops but seldom grown by modern gardeners. One variety of yellow "lentils," Chana, is in fact made from the kernels of chickpeas.[1] The small lentils generally...

Please do not use without permission. It isn't absolutely necessary, as you aren't working with any caustic or poisonous chemicals, but trust me, if you have any little cuts on your hands or hang nails on your cuticles, you WILL find them quickly during...

There are several methods for preserving herbs for later use.The simplest is to use them in pasta sauces and other recipes to be frozen or canned.ng out the window at a monotone winter landscape, it's wonderful to know you have a special stash of fresh...

But sometimes fancy ingredients just complicate the offering. Cooking is a natural extension to our gardens and along with some fabulous gardeners, we have some very talented cooks here as well.

It is not difficult to see similarities between plants within this order. Bottle in plastic if possible to allow expansion. Ginger Beer breweries flourished along the Erie Canal due to convenient transportation and availability of raw materials for the...

There is no argument that the flavor is quite different between the two, differentiating its application and uses.To avoid the higher cost of fresh basil in the winter months, you can preserve your harvest by freezing fresh basil, as long as you don't...

I sell plants, make bath products and cook with it as well. In my zone 8 garden, rosemary is an evergreen bush.The ‘ARP' cultivar is said to be the hardiest in zones 6 to 7.It can be used straight or mixed with other herbs for an aromatic bath.It is...

At one time I had well over a dozen bushes. The infusion can be used in the bath to soothe skin irritations. A muslin bag filled with lavender imparts a wonderful scent to your laundry in the dryer, just like the ladies in the past used to lay their clothes...

Remove bacon and drain excess drippings from pan. That is 'good eating' as we used to say. The first time I cooked tomato gravy and grits for my husband he fell in love with me all over again.

The lye was then used to soften the corn hulls and create hominy.By the time I came along, the corn was soaked in this way: To get lye, my family used a section of a hollow tree, set it on a base that slanted, and filled the hollow part of the tree with...

Not just any pepper sauce suits my sisters and me. They are not bundled together as whole plants. In it we fry two strips of bacon. Our pepper sauce was made the preceding summer when the cayenne, jalapeno, and banana peppers were in season.

After they are dry, strip the leaves from the branches and store them in clean containers. If you are lucky enough to have a food dehydrator, place them in it on low heat. Stevia is an herb that has been much talked about in recent years.

Meanwhile, soak some basmati rice in a bowl of water, and partially cook it. I love making fresh salsa. Hit puree, and blend to the consistency of your choice.You can also use chopped cilantro as a garnish on top of black bean soup, enchiladas, the filling...

Once a year, for a few months the "Grounds Maintenance Department" here on Kwajalein goes around the island and cuts down ripening coconuts from all the many palm trees on island. Some favor the sharp knife and precision cuts.

Maybe you blanched at the price of fresh herbs in the produce section this spring, or you were seduced by a bright pot of basil at your local nursery, and you thought, "Hey! This year, I will grow my own herbs!" Now you've got leggy basil plants blooming...

Maybe it's time you gave sherry a try. Of course, I keep my sherry open, upright but just in a cupboard.http://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/index.ssf/2013/03/some_sherry_cheri_a_sip_down_m.htmlHarvey's Bristol Cream available through Flickr courtesy Jim...

Even after sugar became part of the European diet, it was still an expensive colonial export, so candied fruit was an expensive treat. It is so simple to do, yet it creates impressive results that can add flavor to all sorts of treats.

When I was growing up it was always served covered by a ?white sauce? The oldest record of cauliflower dates back to the 6th century B.C. Pliny wrote about it in the 2nd century after Christ.In the 12th century three varieties were described infor more...

The distinctive round container was introduced in 1915 and has been modified only slightly since then.Besides breakfast cereal, what other uses do oats provide?Nutrition-wise, oats contain several vitamins and minerals, plus significant quantities of...

It is served with gravlax (salmon cured in salt, sugar and dill, a preparation which echoes the flavors of the sauce).As the salmon example shows, dill goes perfectly with fish (think about the dill note in tarter sauce).

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"Canola" was definied as any true breeding oilseed with a certain chemical profile. Look for canola (and other familiar) oils in lipstick, paint and dyes.Mineral oils or petroleum-based oils are slowly being replaced by canola oil, which is being promoted...

Do not use the leaves or flowers in cooking.Second, eggplants are among the few foods containing sizable amounts of oxalates. Once the fruits start to get big, however, eggplants can flop over and break very easily, so install 3' high cages at planting...

This can be a good thing. Salt and pepper to taste, add a little garlic and at least a tablespoon of fresh oregano.Oregano is also a main ingredient in Italian seasoning (hence the name Italian oregano), and you can sprinkle fresh oregano into most any...

(Think underground mushrooms.) They are indeed hunted with female pigs capable of sniffing out the delicate, perfumery aroma said to mimic the male pig sex hormone. Apparently dogs are not as likely to eat the valuable crop as are pigs.

This technique gives me a fresh planting area every spring, and over several years time I give my whole vegetable garden a dose of compost.Every October one of my compost bins gets a new setting somewhere in the sunny garden.

This may be because they start so easily from seed, and grow into dense grass-like clumps. What can you do to make the most of all those chives? Many people consider chives the easiest herb to grow.